Hard News by Russell Brown

10:01AM Dec 9, 2014 • Read Post

Hard News: Public Address Word of the Year 2014

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• Mikaere Curtis, 10:27 Dec 9, 2014

  twerk

  Tamaki Makaurau • Since Nov 2006 • 528 posts Report

• Mark Reynolds, 10:28 Dec 9, 2014

  Selfie

  Since Dec 2014 • 2 posts Report

• Grant McDougall, 10:29 Dec 9, 2014

  Lorde

  Dunedin • Since Dec 2006 • 760 posts Report

• Pdogge, 10:30 Dec 9, 2014

  ackshulee

  Tauranga • Since Feb 2008 • 15 posts Report

• dave c, 10:30 Dec 9, 2014

  1. textual relations ( two words I know but...)
  2. frape
  3. pfftt!

  welli • Since Jan 2007 • 8 posts Report

• bob daktari, 10:32 Dec 9, 2014

  comfortable

  a word associated with our Prime Minister that has been adopted by all manner of business people who when using the word should be anything but

  auckland • Since Dec 2006 • 540 posts Report

• ScottY, 10:32 Dec 9, 2014

  Exonerated.

  It seems to have a new meaning these days.

  West • Since Feb 2009 • 794 posts Report

• Mikaere Curtis, 10:33 Dec 9, 2014

  I suppose twerking might be a better submission, since it was the one that appeared in the media.

  Tamaki Makaurau • Since Nov 2006 • 528 posts Report

• JWT1, 10:35 Dec 9, 2014

  "not as Prime Minister"

  Manawatu • Since Aug 2010 • 12 posts Report

• Tony Siu, 10:38 Dec 9, 2014

  Cray Cray

  Auckland • Since Mar 2008 • 82 posts Report

• Andre Alessi, 10:38 Dec 9, 2014

  "Positive".

  Devonport, New Zealand • Since Nov 2006 • 864 posts Report

• andrew gunn, 10:39 Dec 9, 2014

  refute

  Christchurch • Since Apr 2009 • 45 posts Report

• Andre, 10:41 Dec 9, 2014

  Slacktivism

  New Zealand • Since May 2009 • 371 posts Report

• Andre, 10:43 Dec 9, 2014

  Hipster

  New Zealand • Since May 2009 • 371 posts Report

• Alex Coleman, 10:44 Dec 9, 2014

  Ackshully: While sounding similar to 'actually', it means 'alternatively'.

  Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 247 posts Report

• Matt Crawford, in reply to Russell Brown, 10:45 Dec 9, 2014

  A sound decision - some shit is just too nasty.

  As an aside it has been interesting seeing the word penetrate our national dialogue as NZ struggles to come to terms with the awful legacy of the case. Reporting of the recent rape trial of New Plymouth Boys' High School students was framed by references to it, as was the recent MoE review of sex education.

  May 2015 be a bit less shit...

  Wellington • Since Dec 2006 • 58 posts Report

• Andre, 10:46 Dec 9, 2014

  XKeyscore

  New Zealand • Since May 2009 • 371 posts Report

• Conor Roberts, 10:47 Dec 9, 2014

  Ebola

  Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 57 posts Report

• Mike Bartley, 10:48 Dec 9, 2014

  refute

  transparency

  clearly

  exonerate

  Bad Tauranga • Since Dec 2014 • 2 posts Report

• Andre Alessi, 10:50 Dec 9, 2014

  "Pffffsssshhhhhttttt".

  Devonport, New Zealand • Since Nov 2006 • 864 posts Report

• Jacquie Walters, 10:51 Dec 9, 2014

  Glove puppet

  Nelson • Since Dec 2014 • 2 posts Report

• Alfie, 10:51 Dec 9, 2014

  Beltway - ridiculously inappropriate in a NZ context

  Dunedin • Since May 2014 • 1440 posts Report

• Andre, 10:52 Dec 9, 2014

  Housing Accord

  New Zealand • Since May 2009 • 371 posts Report

• Hebe, 10:54 Dec 9, 2014

  Flood.

  Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report

• paul drone, 10:54 Dec 9, 2014

  Hager

  wellington • Since Dec 2014 • 2 posts Report

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